A study on temperature-changes in vivo with moxibustions. (Part 2) / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

In previous report, we investigated temperature-changes <i>in vivo</i> with diathermic moxibustions (scarring moxibustions), and showed that the temperature in the subcutaneous layer rised over 50°C. In present study, it was recognized that indirect moxibustions (ginger or garlic moxibustions) kept longer high-temperature than those of diathermic moxibustions. Therefore, it is possible that indirect moxibustions, although it seemed to be weakly stimulation, have stronger stimulation than diathermic moxibustions. In addition, the temperature-changes <i>in vivo</i> with indirect moxibustion seemed to be influenced by water contents of materials for indirect moxibustion and organism skin.